Unsettled and uncertain,
disoriented, lost,
bereft of chart or compass,
unmoored and tempest-tossed:
our daily life confounds us;
old certainties are gone.
No confidence consoles us
or trust in anyone.

Yet to this common chaos
there comes a whispered word;
it comes from far behind us
and far ahead is heard.
“Peace be with you,” says Jesus,
and as we hear him speak,
we sense how he has called us
to live the peace we seek.

In faith we here have gathered
to claim imperfectly
our call to be Christ’s Body
for all the world to see:
a reconciling people,
attempting day by day
to live the holy promise
of what we sing and pray.

Carl P. Daw, Jr.
Copyright © 2025 Hope Publishing Co.  Carol Stream IL 60188  All rights reserved.

Organ works based on this tune are available:

Carson Cooman: Ricercare on “Marston Street” (2025)
Carlotta Ferrari: Toccata sopra Marston Street (2025)